Bachelder Law Office-Concentrating in Family Law: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship, Adoption. An experienced attorney helping families make informed choices for 25 years. Katherine grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Boston's Northeastern University School of Law in 1988. She moved to Alaska in 1988 to work as a Law Clerk for the Superior Court Judges in Fairbanks followed by seven years as a criminal defense attorney at the Fairbanks Alaska Public Defender Agency. Katherine was appointed a magistrate and family law standing master for the courts.